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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1913
Page
1
The De caturs merchants are urged to organize a trade week during Chautauqua starting May 31. Towns offer to pay travel for visitors who spend ten to twenty five dollars, with freight and steady access by boat, rail, or other transport. Redpath Chau tauqua is expected to draw crowds, promising high quality entertainment and sales opportunities for local shops.
Cardinal William H. O Connell of Boston described the pope as awake after sleep and sounding fresher and stronger following a long audience yesterday.
Between sixty and seventy five delegates are expected to attend the Alabama State Branch meeting of the United National Association of Post Office Clerks in Gadsden on Friday May 30. All first and second class post offices in the state should be represented. Local Gadsden post office clerks will host the visitors.
Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels traveled eight miles through the air in a flying boat guided by Lieut. John H. Towers at Annapolis.
The order for iron posts on Second Avenue has been placed with Decatur Cornice and Roofing Co. The material is in good condition and the project should wrap in a week making the avenue bright after nightfall.
Washington dispatches say Tokyo received the US reply to Japan's protest with a good spirit. The statement comes as advices reach Washington indicating a measured response by the Japanese government.
Recent heavy rain impedes construction in Decatur. Farmers benefit from moisture while carpenters face shortages and contractors struggle to complete projects amid the week's wet weather.
Fire Chief J. Acker said this morning that Beauty the two horse who was injured some time ago is about well and will be able to work in a short time.
The arriving Chautauqua party and reception committee filled Union Station as the special pulled in. Kyrl's band played a lone selection in the awning and the crowd hustled to McGehee's stores then to the cars for New Decatur, with a grande rush back to the Asian station for the train to Birmingham.
In Florence May 32 the Florence Normal School held commencement exercises in the chapel. Gen Bred Ferguson of Birmingham delivered the address and discussed Jefferson Davis. Dr Powers introduced Ferguson. Miss Nellie Sansom Scherge played piano. Flowers adorned the platform as diplomas were awarded to thirty nine graduates. Class day exercises were held on Tuesday evening on the campus.
Washington May 22 thousands of representatives from all parts of the Earth assembled at the 39th session of the General Conference of Seventh Day Adventists. The Southern Union Conference presented its report through its president, Eder Bee of Nashville, as delegates gathered in Washington. Africa Australia were noted among attendees.
Gadsden May 22 Walter Pryor the negro is to die for the murder of G F Quest. At 2 o'clock yesterday the jury reached a verdict after less than an hour. The clerk read the verdict, Pryor showed fear and agitation as Judge Pilbro polled the jury. Attorney O B Roper said an appeal will be taken to the supreme court.
Joe Lee Parker of Austinville was injured this morning when his right hand was caught in a job press at Hildreth Printing Co. The 15 year old carrier for Decatur Daily sustained severe damage but doctors expect no permanent injury.
The U S armorer cruiser South Dakota left San Francisco under rush orders with its destination kept secret. From Monday morning the crew were kept busy, and the ship repaled and coal ed here before departure.
Montgomery May 22 The life of John T Forniss a prominent planter and resident was found in his hotel room with a pistol wound declared self inflicted by Coroner Stokes. The 73 year old Confederate veteran left notes for his wife citing business matters and failing eyesight amid rumored estate disputes.
New York officials acted on the grand jury probe into taxicab graft by urging lower fares and ending private cab stands outside hotels and public venues. The 15 month delay prompted scrutiny of possible payoffs to city officials and police, with a plan for Mayor Gaynor to license public stands. The report cites annual stand payments exceeding 260000 dollars and blames the private monopoly for limiting cab growth and keeping rates high.
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Special to the Decatur Daily Huntsville May 22 Congressman Richmond P. Hobson opened his senatorial bid with a three hour speech to a large audience. He voiced support for woman suffrage and nationwide prohibition and praised the South. Hobson was later entertained by the Equal Suffrage Club at the Y M C A and appeared confident of victory.
About 100 farmers met May 22 at A B Mobleys farm near Edison to study farm methods under the U S Department of Agriculture. Speakers from Washington D C and state and district managers discussed moisture conservation and harrowing young cotton to reduce hoeing. Government experts called the meeting highly enthusiastic and informative.
Theodore Roosevelt plans a pleasure trip this summer to the Southwest. He will depart New York in July with two of his sons for four to five weeks of hunting, mostly in Arizona. Meanwhile Col Roosevelt will leave for Michigan to attend his libel trial against George Newett, set for May 26 before Judge R C Flannigan.
The Elk’s Bazaar dance will be held this evening in the Elks Home ballroom. A large number of Decatur youths are expected to attend and a fine evening is anticipated.
A bomb exploded in the west dome of the Royal Observatory in Edinburgh early yesterday, injuring the instrument but sparing the building from serious damage. Police say militant suffragettes were responsible and vow further action.
A Decatur Light Power and Fuel Company telegram from Huntsville states that the white way contracts for that city are closed and seeks specifications for the Second Avenue posts. The Decatur Cornice and Roofing Company, producer of the New Decatur posts, may also manufacture the Huntsville posts.
Several thousand strikers gathered at opening and closing times at the Price silk mill in Patterson New Jersey. Police dispersed the crowd arresting nearly 70. The action followed a ban on meeting halls and a rally in Haledon led by William Haywood and Frederick Boyd criticizing police. The strike committee denied supporting a city wide blackout plan proposed by Adolph Les Golds? of the I W W.
Lieutenant Governor O Hara was exonerated from blame by a special senatorial committee. The report clears him and charges Maude Robinson and Sam Davis of Springfield with attempting to obstruct the work of the senate white slave commission.
Harry Wilson and Golden Girls performed at the Masonic last night with two other shows in the city. The bill included Blub Blub described as the funniest play by the clever company. The pictures for tonight were unusually good.
May 22 Birmingham reports the offer to resume work on the high iron wire mill was received with satisfaction. The decision is hailed as a sign of Alabama's steady industrial progress and regional manufacturing strength.
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